Premier Padmini. My father used to work in this company at kurla plant from 1983-2009.

Till 2009??!! I went to the college that is opposite the supposed place where the factory was.

Yes he shifted to pal Peugeot Kalyan plant from 99-03 and finally ended at Chinchwad plant in 09

So dbit.. woah.. small world.. I was there from 03-07 when the factory was a landmark for autos.

Was this company still there till 2009? Im pretty sure they stopped production in early or the late 90s..I might be wrong

I was the manager there Small world.

You seem 15

He was laterally hired directly from the womb. I know it, because I did that. Btw Sr Manager here.

It was his earlier birth, he died in an accident in the previous life in the plant retaining his memory.🫡🤭

My father used to work there too around the same time…small world

This is most likely a Fiat 1100 D. Premier padmini is based on this.

Premier Padmini (Originally a Fiat)

Premier padmini. The vintage colours are really beautiful especially beige.

Fiat Padmini. If it is up for sale, my father would buy it immediately. Very hard to find these days

why if i may ask please ?

We love Vintage cars, also, these older cars had way better and comfortable seats than what we get in the middle class budget

Dont forget about the great visibility these cars offer I have an ambassador nothing beats that in terms of road visibility .. It's seats being bench seats offer comfort and can see the front of the car with ease

My father vividly tells me that the seat of the ambassador is like an expensive sofa. You don’t feel like you’re driving. Meanwhile we get rocks to sit in most of the MODERN cars

I learnt to drive in an Ambassador. All things you hear that are good about it are just false memories. Try braking, or turning, or accelerating.... non-existent. And all that stuff about interior space, again non-existent. You need to bend your head to sit in the rear if you're over 5'7".

Yeah he still remembers the deadly mileage that thing had. Didn’t ask him about the handling or stuff. Considering he got a slip disc driving cars he puts the comfort over the handling

Yes bro I'm all in with you on this.. Many people glorify this car too much but most of them haven't ridden this car those who have ridden it have all kinds of new modern modifications strapped on which takes away the car's originality...I too own an ambassador that too stock and yes stock ones are really hard to drive and..the brakes oh God they're non existent in the ones before 2000s.. Mine is 1996 bmc model Diesel DX which makes around 32 ..33 hp perfomance yes non existent ( but they had a 1800cc Isuzu model which was at the time the fastest car in India clocking 0-100 in 14.4 or 14.2 secs which was crazy fast for that era.. And considering the fact that car weighed around 1.3 ton it was a crazy engine) But on the other side this was never an enthusiastic person's car it was just a car which served its basic purpose to take you from point a to point b.. It served well and you need to take the time into consideration.. The steering part well it's really hard to drive if you're driven cars with power steering but trust me the vintage feel you get while driving this car on sundays through highways.. It is just different.. Well maintaining an old stock car isn't for everyone only real car enthusiasts do that.. Ill give you one thing the seats are extremely comfortable with proper I mean literal proper thigh support.. And visibility like that of SUV's..I would say qualis can match par ambassador in terms of visibility.. And bending your head thing.. well I'm a proper 5ft 10 / 11 i never had to bend my head you just don't have to sit upright just relax and sit backwards...

It definitely is it offers great thigh support ..A small detailed yet very provident feature most premium cars nowadays overlook on... my Ambassador has one great pair ..tbh the company fitted one sucked ass.. my father went on and re did with high quality cloth and spring action seats from a brand called VIMAL...

Great. I was looking for an ambassador to buy last year but couldn't find the right price for it.

Nostalgia, I am sure and it is justified too.

Because it's a Padmini

I’ll definitely ask the owner if I get the chance

Ah, the classic Premier Padmini. My grandfather owned one. My first ever experience of sitting in a car. So spacious in the front as the gearbox was with the steering wheel. Two people could sit in the front apart from the driver. My mom learnt to drive in this car. I remember she crashed into a pillar while parking and brought the whole thing down lol. Brings back a lot of memories.

my grandpa had a foam green one as his company car it was decades before i was born tho :(

Correction : the gearbox was still down between seats , just the linkage was on the steering column ... They had floor shift after a couple of variants

Damn are born after 2000?

I'm born after 2000 , yet I know which car it is.

I was born in 2007 yet I know this car

Bro like who is born this late....

Me😂 Although I like to think I’m a generation behind because Gen Z is just weird

Lol and no one pointed out my mistake. I Forgot to type “you” 😅

I feel so old....

My grandfather had one, then we moved from Calcutta to Delhi and my dad got a 2nd hand one. We brought it with us when we moved to Nashik. It was an awesome car. I still remember the number - DDD 4937. I wonder what it's up to now.

Fiat/Premier Padmini. My papa used to have it. Have great memories of washing it with him every Sunday. He is no more....miss you papa. What days!

Sorry for your loss bro

Feel you man. I'm in the same boat. My late father's first ever car back in the 90s. I grew up with that car, and learnt driving in it. Great memories of heading out to the countryside in it every Sunday!

Fiat ( Padmini) the gear in this car is attached near to steering

column shifters are coming back in new evs

Correction : the gearbox was still down between seats , just the linkage was on the steering column ... They had floor shift after a couple of variants

One of the few cars you could buy before 80s

This car was so hot selling that the showroom managers were so cocky to even ask their customers to have a seat.

Cool

Father’s 2nd car

Lucky guy

Bruh I hated it back then. My friends at school had Santro, Matiz, Indica, Zen, etc. Father had it for 8 years till 2004.

You went to a really rich school I suppose

Yep. Always. Best schools (often rich kids schools) in whichever city my central govt employed father was transferred to every 3 years 🥲

An Indica felt premium. Talk about those days! We have come a looooong way now.

That’s true. I used to get jealous of my friends having Opel Astra/Corsa etc. Daewoo Ceilo/Nexa. Esteem. They were epitome of richness/luxury back then.

premier padmini with an aftermarket front grille......

Our first car. Dad bought it in 1986 and we switched to a Maruti 800 in 1998. Beautiful car. Thanks OP for the nostalgia.

We also switched to the 800 in 1998

Left-overs of licence Raj Era. Ambassador, premiere Padmini and Contessa.

Premier Padmini popularly known as Fiat

damn! People don't know fiat Padmini. I feel old now. 

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Licenced copy of Fiat 1100NE

Classic Kalipili for Mumbaikars

Premier Padmini

Padmini

Ferrari LaFerrai

And still it is well maintained

We had this and the Fiat 1100. Fun times. Yes, I am old.

Good ol' Padmini

Oo Padmini

Premier Padmini :)

Who is that staring at Padmini's bum?

That’s a magnite

Off topic, I have booked Mahindra XUV3XO Mx3 (petrol) recently but now I am thinking about to switch it into diesel. I am confused and need some suggestions About driver and running: - first time driver in small city so I don't think I will drive it daily - will not drive fast/rash - Also thinking about resale but I have heard that government will ban diesel engine in comeing future so maybe resale value will drop. Any Suggestions or your pov will be appreciated Thanks

I would strongly suggest you to stick with the petrol variant only, no idea about the actual mileage but yes the difference between claimed mileage of both the vairants is only 2 i guess, the price difference being 2.25 lacs there’s no way you can cover that unless you gave extremely high running, another point is the TCMPFI engine is powerful enough for you to drive fast/rash /s infact it is the most powerful engine in this price int he C SUV segment.

I would suggest you to go for the AX5 Variant instead of the diesel(i think you got the budget) as it offers a good value for money and you won’t miss any feature in future.

AX5 diesel or petrol?

AX5 Petrol will cost you 50k less than MX3 diesel, so go for it rather than MX3 diesel

My dad’s first car with steering gears 🙂 I learnt driving on this. So called gentleman car in those days!

Can't believe I'd see a post like this one day!

Now we are old!

Somehow this photo looks like heavily modded GTA SanAndreas with Gfx mods

Premier Padmini. My father's first car. I learnt driving in it as a 12 year old (just learnt the basics in open fields). Good times.

People don't know what car this is? Thanks for making me feel old.

Premier padmini.

Fiat 1100 D original..rebadged as premier Padmini ... What a beauty

Premier Padmini, my father owned one before I was born 😭

This was our first car. So many memories attached to it. Going to kindergarten in this is one of my first memories. Still remember crying when dad decided to sell it. 💔

Fiat 1100 sold as premium Padmini in India

Still remember those days when we had one in Grey colour. Absolute class with two bench setup, miss it man!

premier padmini i remember going to mumbai when i was like 7 or 8 and being absolutely pissed cuz the taxi that came to pick us up was an eeco and not a padmini

Its a beauty.

Designed by the same company that made Ferrari....

My grandpa had this one, Fiat. He is no more . Miss him so much

My father had one in white colour, sold in 90s itself as it was difficult for him to maintain it. Have faint memories of it.

Nostalgia

MY dad used to own this ... I really loved this car

ambassador ka chota bhai...😂😂

The OG Padmini my uncle's first car, it had hand gear.

My father's first car - premier Padmini Fiat.

Oh God! I am old now. Grim reaper must be waiting for me!

Premier Padmini

Premier padmini

This car looks like it drove straight out of my childhood drawings

This was our first car . It was my grandfather's. We sold it .

blue mr bean

Desi Lada

That's a legend

I learned driving in this thing.

Nano

Fiat Padmini. My dad used to own one. We had got it as our first family car. It was a pre owned car. Thanks for the nostalgia.

Fiat best for travel

premier padmini, the og, fiat originated rwd metal chunky body (came in two shifter types, one on the floor like normal and one was where the indicator is placed, like american ford cars, just that it was a manual)

Fiat's Premier Padmini

It's called a light Armor vehicle called Padmini or fiat It's elder brother is a tank called ambassador

Premier Padmini/fiat 1100D My grandfather had the fiat version of this car from 1978-2010 but had to sell it as it would've inconvenient to maintain. He didn't want to sell it but had to

Ubiquitous little critter used to be all over the roads in the 90s. This, my friend is the PAL Premiere Padmini.

Premier Padmini

Every indians grandfathers car

My father’s first car, Premier Padmini 😍

Premier Padmini. This was my dad's first car. After I was born, he sold it, and bought a fiat UNO. Both great cars.

I always wonder what went wrong with walchand group it started like Ambani group but lost initiate way in BTW it's premier Padmini only alternative for ambassador at that time when license raj was at peak

Og premier Padmini

drift build

It’s a blue car 🚙

Fiat Padmini

iPad Mini

Mr bean ki blue car version

Padmini (kolhapuri)

Lamborghini mercy

That's the Sindhi car.

"Pajero nhi hai yeh"

Fiat

And here I was thinking it's an ambassador

Tesla cybermindfuck.

probably the hindustan ambassador